Where do you find the Tcds?

Please go to the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) search page. Image 1. FAA TCDS search page. Once on the FAA TCDS page, you can search for your aircraft TCDS on the left side.

What is a Tcds number?

A TCDS is an FAA document that records the type certification data of a product (such as control surface movement limits, operating limitations, placards, and weight and balance) that may also be available in the flight manual or maintenance manual in accordance with FAA Order 8110.4.

What is a FAA type certificate?

Type certification is the approval of the design of the aircraft and all component parts (including propellers, engines, control stations, etc.). It signifies the design is in compliance with applicable airworthiness, noise, fuel venting, and exhaust emissions standards.

Who owns Cessna aircraft?

Textron
Textron Aviation
Cessna/Parent organizations

What type of information would you find on Tcds Type Certificate Data Sheets )?

The Type Certificate Data Sheet includes general information about the design such as dimensions, wing loading, limiting airspeeds and required placards and markings, control surface travel, engine installations and, where applicable, approved engine/propeller combinations.

What is the purpose of a supplemental type certificate?

A supplemental type certificate ( STC ) is a type certificate ( TC ) issued when an applicant has received FAA approval to modify an aeronautical product from its original design.

What does EASA stand for?

European Aviation Safety Agency(EASA)

What is the reason for issuing type certificates?

Authority. A type certificate (TC) is issued to signify the airworthiness of the approved design or “type” of an aircraft to be manufactured. The TC is issued by a regulatory authority, and once issued, the design cannot be changed unless at least part of the process for certification is repeated to cover the changes.